1.    A county law enforcement officer employed by a county has jurisdiction within that county and up to one thousand five hundred feet [457.2 meters] outside the county.

Terms Used In North Dakota Code 11-15-33

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

2.    A county law enforcement officer in fresh pursuit may enter another county and may continue within that county in fresh pursuit to make an arrest, in compliance with a warrant or without a warrant under the conditions of section 29-06-15, if obtaining the aid of law enforcement officers having jurisdiction in that county would cause a delay permitting escape. As used in this section, “fresh pursuit” means fresh pursuit as defined in section 29-06-07.

3.    The jurisdiction limits in subsection 1 do not apply to a county law enforcement officer acting pursuant to a joint powers agreement with another jurisdiction.

                                        

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